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The Fulterer FR 5043 is a 20 inch, full-extension ball-bearing drawer slide in a zinc finish, side-mounted and rated at 100 lb per pair. It is built for utility cabinets, shop furniture, and production casework where the drawer needs to open completely and hold up through daily use without a complicated finish requirement.
A 20 inch full-extension slide at 100 lb per pair covers a wide band of practical drawer work. In a shop cabinet it means the entire contents of a deep tool drawer come forward and stay accessible while both hands are busy. In utility storage, a loaded hardware bin or supply tray slides out completely rather than forcing a dig through the back half of the box. The FR 5043 is a standard-motion slide, meaning there is no soft-close damper or self-close ramp. The drawer stays wherever it is left, which is the right behavior for work environments where the drawer is opened and closed repeatedly throughout the day and a damper would just slow things down. This slide is for indoor, dry installations. It is not rated for wet, washdown, or exterior use.
The steel members carry a zinc plating that protects against corrosion in typical indoor shop and cabinet environments. Zinc here is a functional finish, not a decorative one, though its neutral metallic tone reads unobtrusively against most interior surfaces. The ball-bearing telescopic design uses hardened steel balls in formed raceways, which is the standard construction for a side-mount slide expected to cycle reliably under real loads. The intermediate member is what gives this design full-extension travel: when the drawer is pulled open, the inner and intermediate members both extend, carrying the box fully out past the cabinet opening.
The FR 5043 in zinc is a practical choice for cabinet shops and contractors building shop furniture, utility storage, office casework, and production cabinetry where a clean but non-decorative slide is the right call. Homeowners building a workshop or garage cabinet will find the non-handed design easy to work with. The 100 lb per pair rating is honest working capacity for this class of side-mount slide, and full extension means no compromises on access. Build the drawer box with 1/2 inch of clearance per side and the slide drops straight into the opening without guesswork.
Yes. Full extension carries the drawer member approximately the full slide length, so the entire drawer interior is accessible at the cabinet face. Nothing stays buried in the back.
The listing should be confirmed for sold-as unit before ordering multiple drawers, as packaging conventions vary by quantity in this series. Check the product detail for the pack unit before placing a volume order.
Zinc plating handles normal indoor conditions well, including a dry garage. If the environment sees consistent moisture, condensation, or chemical exposure, a stainless steel slide is the right choice for that application.
This is a standard-motion slide with no built-in soft-close. Add-on soft-close adapters exist in the market, but compatibility is brand- and series-specific. If soft-close is a requirement from the start, select a slide that integrates it rather than planning an add-on retrofit.
Allow 1/2 inch of side clearance per slide, so build the drawer box 1 inch narrower than the cabinet opening. This is the standard side-mount clearance for this slide series.
When the project calls for a full-extension, 100 lb side-mount slide that installs without complication and holds up through real use, the Fulterer FR 5043 in zinc delivers exactly that without asking you to pay for features the job does not need.
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